Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

San Tomas Eviction Risk: Elevated , Los Gatos

Tract 06085507203 · Santa Clara, CA · pop 3,192 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 06085507203 covers part of the San Tomas area of Los Gatos, CA, and scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is court filing pressure at 1.3/10.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 28% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,172

Renter share48.2%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$225,691

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Los Gatos and the region

Centroid at 37.2514, -121.9645 · click any tract to drill in

Why San Tomas scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Los Gatos

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.4

State political climate

California legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$2,996 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Los Gatos

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Los Gatos

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Los Gatos

3.5

How San Tomas compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

7%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
83%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within San Tomas. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

7.8%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
23.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in San Tomas

The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10.

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.2/10. It sits 1.3 points below the Santa Clara County average of 8.0. Food insecurity runs 8.2% against 17.8% nationally.

Adults with no health insurance runs 4.2% against 11.3% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $225,691, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. 41% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 06085507203

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 06085507203?

Census tract 06085507203 in the San Tomas neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 06085507203?

Median gross rent is $2,996/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 06085507203?

6.8% of residents in tract 06085507203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,192.

How socially vulnerable is tract 06085507203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 60th, minority 61th, housing 83th.

Is tract 06085507203 considered part of San Tomas?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 06085507203 fall within San Tomas (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 06085507203 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 06085507203 compare to Los Gatos overall?

Tract 06085507203 scores 6.7/10, lower than the parent city of Los Gatos at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Los Gatos; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Los Gatos

Top eight tracts in Los Gatos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.